Florida

Political InQueery: Election Messes

Science and Politics post by EvMaroon, Submitted by EvMaroon on October 8, 2010 - 9:20am; tagged 2010 midterm elections, Charlie Crist, Florida, South Carolina.

There's a three-way race for the US Senate in Florida. An unemployed veteran who lives with his father is up against an almost-certain opponent in South Carolina. A candidate in Delaware gets more press for things she said in 1999 than in this race. Two long-time Republicans are running as independents. Two years after the message of "hope" carried in a sweeping victory for Barack Obama, what on earth is going on with the midterm elections?

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Bitch cabaret in Gainesville tomorrow night

Bitch on Wheels post by Debbie Rasmussen, Submitted by Debbie Rasmussen on October 3, 2008 - 7:34am; tagged Florida, fundraising, on the road, Sheila Bishop, support.

Bitch: It's a Noun, It's a Verb, It's a Magazine, Now it's a Cabaret!
Saturday, October 4, 2008, 8:00 p.m.
WARPhaus Gallery, 818 NW 1st Ave., Gainesville, Florida

Come enjoy artwork about feminism, sex, sexuality, sexism, gender...

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Meanwhile, on the other coast...

Bitch on Wheels post by Debbie Rasmussen, Submitted by Debbie Rasmussen on October 2, 2008 - 2:49pm; tagged discussions, Feminism In/Action, feminisms, Florida, reimagining feminism.

I'm in Gainesville, Florida for a few days and will be facilitating a Feminism In/Action discussion tomorrow night. Sponsored by the University of Florida's Center for Women's Studies & Gender Research and The Friends of Wild Iris Books
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Friday, 3 October, 7:00 pm
The Atrium at Ustler Hall, UF Campus

Please come and spread the word!

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